Samsung has partnered with Qualcomm to deliver secure HD content to devices using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. The secure HD content will take advantage of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon StudioAccess and ARM’s TrustZone technologies and will be delivered via Samsung’s Media Hub. Media Hub is a service that allows users to rent or purchase movies and TV […]
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Samsung licenses PowerVR SGX MP GPU, will also use Mali-T658 from ARM
Looks like Samsung wants to have the best of both worlds. If you recall, Samsung’s in-house developed Hummingbird used a PowerVR GPU and the recent Exynos 4210 uses ARM’s Mali-400. Now Imagination Technologies, makers of PowerVR has announced that the Korean giant has signed a deal with the company to license PowerVR SGX MP’s […]
Next-gen Exynos will use ARM’s big.LITTLE Processing tech
Samsung and ARM have been collaborating closely for the past few years. Unsurprisingly, Samsung has confirmed that they’ll use ARM’s recently announced big.LITTLE processing technology in one of the upcoming Exynos System-on-Chip (SoC). Scheduled for a release in 2012, Samsung’s Exynos SoC will take advantage of ARM’s Cortex-A7 and big.LITTLE technology. I’m extremely excited […]
Samsung develops 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 Processor for Mobile Devices
Samsung today announced that they’ve developed a new dual-core Applications Processor (AP) based on ARM Cortex A9. Codenamed as Orion, the AP runs at a clock speed of 1GHz and will enable device OEM manufacturers to develop devices seeking high performance with low power consumption. Samsung says the processor can be apt for mobile […]
Samsung’s ARM Roadmap leaked
A 2009 document highlighting Samsung’s ARM processor plans has been leaked. Although Samsung has ARM chips integrated in the phones, it’s the netbook market Samsung is more interested in. According to the document, Samsung is bullish on ARM-based netbook solutions with Linux OS instead of the current combination of Intel and Windows. In fact, […]